* Author Megan Kreiner has a large and devoted following in the 40+ million-strong knitting and crochet market. * Projects aimed at are lacking on the shelves in craft sections and craft stores. * These playful dinosaurs make wonderful gifts for infants and toddlers...and more than 50% of all crochet enthusiasts say making a gift is their motivation. * The perfect projects for stressful times as 85% of crochet enthusiasts point to stress-reduction when engaged in their craft. * Dinosaurs continue to thrive as Jurassic Park movie series has surpassed $2 billion-plus worldwide Audience *…mehr
* Author Megan Kreiner has a large and devoted following in the 40+ million-strong knitting and crochet market. * Projects aimed at are lacking on the shelves in craft sections and craft stores. * These playful dinosaurs make wonderful gifts for infants and toddlers...and more than 50% of all crochet enthusiasts say making a gift is their motivation. * The perfect projects for stressful times as 85% of crochet enthusiasts point to stress-reduction when engaged in their craft. * Dinosaurs continue to thrive as Jurassic Park movie series has surpassed $2 billion-plus worldwide Audience * Crocheters of all skill levels looking for a new project for their son or grandson * Young crafters and makers jumping into the craft of crocheting * Crocheters looking for that unique gift idea or project to make or sell * Crafters with a love of dinosaurs and all things Jurassic Park * Craft instructors seeking that next fun project for a crochet class
Megan Kreiner grew up on Long Island, New York, in a household where art and art projects were a part of daily life. Coming from a long line of knitters and crocheters, she learned the crafts from her grandmother, aunt, and mother when she was very young. Many years later she started to explore the wild and uncharted waters of toy design and pattern making. Kreiner has a fine arts degree in computer graphics and animation from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and is currently an artist and animator for DreamWorks Animation SKG. She lives in Altadena, California, with her husband Michael, son James, and daughter Emily.
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Introduction Basic Crochet Stitches Tyrannosaurs Stegosaurs Triceratops Velociraptor Brachiosaurs Ankylosaurus (spiky dino) Parasaurolophus (duckbill with the head crest) Pterodactyl (flying - not a dino) Plesiosaurus (swimming creature) Gallimimus Archaeopteryx (bird dino) Dimetrodon (large fin on back) Pachycephal Iguanodon Spinosaurus
